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A bird's eye view of a theoretical layout for Collegiate Crossing. It features residential zones, commercial areas and various sports facilities.
Good Life district to open in Gretna as tourism attraction, sports complex
December 17, 2024
PIONEERING THE WAY: Sophia Park and Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward smile after Park passes California Bar exam. (Photo Courtesy of Sophia Park)
OA alum Sophia Park is the youngest person to pass the California Bar
December 17, 2024
California ends legacy and donor preferences at private colleges
California ends legacy and donor preferences at private colleges
December 17, 2024
Police pull up to the scene of a crash on Braddock Road outside Jefferson this morning. “The accident blocked Braddock Road, which resulted in significant delays to the arrival of several of our students, staff and buses,” Jefferson's communication support specialist Mike Roth said in an email to the Jefferson community.
Accident on Braddock Road disrupts Jefferson’s morning commute
December 17, 2024
A sign sits in front of Polser Elementary School - Stem Academy. The school is one of the five elementary schools the school board voted to retire next school year.
District to retire five elementary schools next school year
December 17, 2024
Senior Elena Weeks prepares specialized handmade cards for sale at the Viera East Woodside Farmers Market on Sept. 14.
Passion into profit
December 17, 2024
Most City High students want to leave Iowa after graduation. But why? And is there a way to convince them to stay?
Brain Drain
December 17, 2024
Runner Jake Barnes holding the one and only Chocolate Milk Chuggers flag.
The Chocolate Milk Chuggers bring a new take to clubs at FHC
December 17, 2024
LOVE OF THE SPORT. Spanish teacher Rene Hinojosa holds the basketball while facing a student defender at the Faculty Basketball game on March 3, 2024. Hinojosa annually participates in the Faculty game, one of many examples of his community participation.
In death, Hinojosa still teaching lessons on living good life
December 17, 2024
Senior Jacobo Gutierrez serves food during the ESOL Thanksgiving Luncheon on Nov. 25. Gutierrez was one of many volunteers who worked to create a welcoming environment for new international students.
International students experience Thanksgiving through ESOL luncheon
December 17, 2024
Azul Rivera crouches low as she breaks through the guard of her opponent. With a thrust of brilliance, she earns the point. Coach Lee gives her a thumbs-up.
Under the mask of Azul Rivera: a young fencer’s leap of faith
December 17, 2024
Senior Sonya Petersen boards the bus during the girls basketball playoffs send off on Feb. 13 last year.
Bouncing back into basketball
December 13, 2024
Ultimate spirit
Ultimate spirit
December 13, 2024
Kristi Rutsch, wrestling coach, gives pointers to Malaysia Hunt, junior, and Honesty Smallwood, freshman, at an after school practice on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Rutsch is one of the new wrestling coaches during this year's season.
Wrestling Team Starts Season With New Coaches
December 13, 2024
After throwing javelin for West Linn High School for four years, Hayden Williams-Downing, senior, prepares for her transition from a lion to a duck at the University of Oregon.
Committing to duck life: Number one womens javelin competitor Hayden Williams-Downing commits to the University of Oregon
December 13, 2024
Original "Greetings From Austin" illustration by Rory Skagen; Design by Cooper Seaver.
Keep Austin Weird?
December 17, 2024
WHS alum Thomas Creavin marches in the Macy’s Day Parade
WHS alum Thomas Creavin marches in the Macy’s Day Parade
December 17, 2024
During the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Macy's Great American Marching Band color guard was unable to spin on the parade route due to rain. Instead, color guard members were able to wave and talk with excited onlookers. Photo Contributed By Gracie Hagen.
Don’t Rain on their (Thanksgiving) Parade
December 17, 2024
Anthony Nigro stands on the RHS stage and plays his saxophone.
Junior creates marching band drill
December 17, 2024
Disney has been remaking many of their animated classics into redone live-action films, often casting people of color and thereby increasing diversity. However, true commitment to cultural inclusion requires more.
Disney’s live-action adaptations attempt to promote diversity, fail to break surface
December 13, 2024
Editorial: Loss of local news impacts us more than we realize
Editorial: Loss of local news impacts us more than we realize
December 17, 2024
One of the most controversial to the Missouri constitution this election was Amendment 3, overturning Missouri's full abortion ban. Missouri passed the amendment, despite the "decisiveness", contributing to the nationwide expansion of abortion access in 7 states.
Missouri’s Lost Stakes
December 13, 2024
In a poll conducted on the Three Penny Press Instagram with 145 participants, a majority of students play video games of some kind. The amount of female gamers that get harassed is split pretty evenly.
Logging off
December 11, 2024
As antisemitism runs rampant among both major parties, many Jews feel left behind by the current political system.
Jewish Identity, Frustration, Political Independence
December 11, 2024
A student compares their hand to one of the anatomy skeletons'. Beauty standards have been known to go to dramatic extremes—sometimes to an unrealistic and dangerous extent.
Eating Up Enablement
December 11, 2024
Coffee Culture
Coffee Culture
December 17, 2024
Millard West goes All-State
December 13, 2024
Gator Tales: What it means to be a well-rounded student
Gator Tales: What it means to be a well-rounded student
December 13, 2024
Humans of KPARK: Kiersten St. Julien
Humans of KPARK: Kiersten St. Julien
December 13, 2024
Palo Alto Arts Festival
Palo Alto Arts Festival
December 13, 2024
Gator Tales: What it means to be a well-rounded student
Gator Tales: What it means to be a well-rounded student
December 13, 2024
Humans of KPARK: Kiersten St. Julien
Humans of KPARK: Kiersten St. Julien
December 13, 2024
Photo Illustration | Erin Liu
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Humans of KPARK: Rachel Hamilton
December 6, 2024
Lauren Morris Thorp: A Winding Road to Entrepreneurship
November 26, 2024
Dan Bovey announces his candidacy for West Chicago mayor during a rally held on Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Beron Design Group in downtown West Chicago.
[PHOTO ESSAY] Bovey announces mayoral run, promising change for West Chicago
December 3, 2024
AS EASY AS PB&J: At the blindfold sandwich-making station, senior Zane Wiggins and Kai Talebi attempt to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The activity allowed students to experience the mundane task without sight. Wiggins found that the simple activity turned into a challenge in almost every aspect of the process. "It was pretty rough," he said. "My bread wasn’t put together properly, and I put my jelly right next to my plate and not on the plate, it was really difficult. I was expecting it to be easier than it was cause I'd made sandwiches all my life, and I thought 'I can do this from muscle memory,' but it was a lot harder than I thought, and it makes you not take your sight for granted. Access to your sight makes things so much easier." Since students participating are used to having full sight, it was difficult to adapt to the sudden loss of a sense. "I had to kind of guess where things were and the plate was moving a lot," he said. "Every time I would reach for the plate it would be in a different location, so I kind of had to feel around for everything." Along with that, Wiggins had to work together with Talebi to communicate to communicate which ingredient he needed next. "I had to share the peanut butter and the jelly with Kai, so we had to coordinate with each other on who gets what first," he said. "I knew Kai was right next to me, but it was hard to know where her hands were. We had to find each other's arm and make our way up to pass the ingredients." Caption by Lillian Gray.
Learning to see without sight
November 20, 2024
Coach Adam Chavez comforts senior Tommy Murphy after the team's loss to the Ironmen in round one of the playoffs.
[PHOTO ESSAY] Play by play, brick by brick
November 5, 2024
ALL ABOUT ALTOS: In the midst of the prelims performance of “Fury Road,” movement captain and alto section leader junior Liliana Escamilla, makes her way through the music and choreography with other members of the alto section by her side. This being her third year as a member of the band, Escamilla has played in the Bands of America Regional competition before and knew what to expect. “It went pretty well and most people were pretty proud of how they performed,” she said. “The competition has always been an extremely hard one as most of the bands are 6A, so we do it as more of an experience to improve, but I feel like it definitely benefited us to see what we can do better for the next competition next Saturday.”
Band sharpens its craft at first competition of season
October 16, 2024
The Blue Angels diamond performs the barrel roll break during the 2024 Fleet Week Airshow.
2024 Fleet Week Airshow stuns spectators with one of the best performances in years
October 16, 2024
Coffee Culture
Coffee Culture
December 17, 2024
Millard West goes All-State
December 13, 2024
Palo Alto Arts Festival
Palo Alto Arts Festival
December 13, 2024
VIDEO Writers Seminar holds first reading of school year
VIDEO Writers Seminar holds first reading of school year
December 11, 2024
Crave Cookies Opens Location in Ballwin
Crave Cookies Opens Location in Ballwin
December 11, 2024
The best stories being published on the SNO Sites network

Best of SNO
The best stories being published on the SNO Sites network

Best of SNO

Under the mask of Azul Rivera: a young fencer’s leap of faith

Future Olympian travels halfway across the world to sharpen her blade
By Leanne Yoon, Daegu International School • December 17, 2024
Leanne Yoon
Azul Rivera crouches low as she breaks through the guard of her opponent. With a thrust of brilliance, she earns the point. Coach Lee gives her a thumbs-up.
This story contains an alternate format that can only be viewed on the original site. View this story on Jets Flyover. It was originally published on December 3, 2024.

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